Nielsen: Seattle is the nation’s 13th largest TV market

The Seattle area is one of the largest markets for television in the U.S., according to data released by Nielsen Media Research.

The Seattle-Tacoma region is listed 13th on Nielsen’s list of markets. New York is first, followed by Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia.

Overall, the list remained stagnant over the last year. There was only one shift in the rankings of large markets; the Miami-Fort Lauderdale market moved past Denver to claim the 16th slot.

Nielsen research predicts the number of TV households in the U.S. will grow by about a million homes during the 2010-2011 broadcast season. That would mean about 115.9 million TV-watching households across the nation.